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Unit 2
A life's work
Devloping ideas
—Language points
1. In the quiet courtyards of Xi San Suo, behind the high walls of the Forbidden City, time ticks at its own pace.
① I prefer the relaxed pace of life in the country.
我喜爱乡间那悠闲的生活节奏。
② We encourage all students to work at their own pace (= as fast or as slow as they can).
我们鼓励学生都按自己的节奏学习。
③ He liked to work at his own pace.
他喜欢按自己的节奏工作。
pace n.
the speed at which sth happens
发生的速度;步伐;节奏
at one's own pace 按自己的节奏
在紫禁城高墙内西三所安静的庭院里,时间按着自己的节奏流逝着。
keep pace with sb/sth:
① She found it hard to keep pace with him.
她感到很难跟上他。
② It's important for a firm to keep pace with changes in the market.
对于一个公司来说,跟上市场的变化是很重要的。
to move, increase, change, etc. at the same speed as sb/sth
(与……)并驾齐驱; (与……)步调一致
拓展
pace v.
① Ted paced the floor restlessly(焦躁不安地).
特德焦躁地在屋里走来走去。
② She paced up and down outside the room.
她在屋子外面来回走着。
to walk up and down in a small
area many times, especially because you are feeling nervous or angry
来回踱步;走来走去
拓展
1. 您能走慢一点儿吗? 我跟不上您。
2. 他踱来踱去,等着医生叫他的名字。
3. 我不喜欢现代生活的节奏。
4. 交通以蜗牛的速度移动。
Translate the following sentences.
Could you slow down? I can't keep pace with you.
He paced up and down, waiting for the doctor to call.
I don't like the pace of modern life.
The traffic was moving at a snail's pace.
Practise
2. Among these is the clock restoration master, Wang Jin.
restoration n.
① a fund for the restoration of historic buildings
历史建筑的修复基金
② The palace is closed for restoration.
王宫因整修而停止开放。
这其中便包括钟表修复大师王津。
the work of repairing and cleaning an old building, a painting, etc. so that its condition is as good as it originally was
(旧建筑或旧家具等的) 修复,整修
restore v.
① Her job is restoring old paintings.
她的工作是修复旧画。
② The church was carefully restored after the war.
战后教堂得到精心修复。
to repair a building, work of art, piece of furniture, etc. so that it looks as good as it did originally 修复;整修;使复原
拓展
3. Day in, day out, Mr Wang and his student